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顿时

dùnshí

1. adverb immediately; at once (only for narrating past events)

   听到这个消息，大家顿时高兴起来。

   Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dùnshí gāoxìng qǐlái.

   On hearing the news, everyone brightened up at once.

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